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How many websites have you bookmarked over the last ten years. One a week? If it was as few as just one a month, that would still be 120 bookmarks. And how many of these sites have you visited more than twice? If your browsing habits are similar to mine, the answer is probably very few. I have no doubt that the information is useful and I could probably benefit from revisiting.

But I just don’t have time.

The truth is that most of us want information in bite-size chunks and preferably visual. I don’t want this blog to become one of your lost bookmarks, so my aim is to keep the posts short, to-the-point, practical and visual. And to focus on content that you can actually use day-to-day.

The purpose of the blog is to improve performance - for individuals and organisations. If you click the image on the left, you will see an enlarged mindmap of some of the topics that I aim to cover over the next few weeks. Alternatively, here’s a list:

• Strategy
• why strategy is essential
• how to develop strategy
• practical approaches
• guide to tools, matrices and models
• why strategies fail
• Marketing
• brand
• what is your brand?
• brand and culture
• online
• why managers should blog
• how to set up executive blogs
• Finance
  • understanding financial statements
  • how to measure business performance
  • creating a cashflow forecast
  • what is working capital
  • shareholder value
  • how do managers affect share prices
  • how to build a business model
• Communication
  • how to influence and persuade
  • essential negotiation tips
  • presenting with impact
    • presenting
    • using PowerPoint
• Action
  • personal effectiveness
    • essential software
    • a workable systematic approach
    • managing multiple priorities
  • organisation
    • how to translate strategy into action
• Miscellaneous
  • Books
  • Software
  • Websites
• Thoughts
  • who knows?

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